Process for the preparation of a product for the maceration of vegetable substances and the resulting product



Patented Nov. 13, 1923.

DOMENICO CAR/BONE, OF MILAN, ITALY.

PROCESS FOR THE PREPARATION OF A PRODUCT FOR THE MACERATION OF VEGETILBLE SUBSTANCES AND THE RESULTING PRODUCT.

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To all whom it may concern:

' Be 1t known that I, DOMENICO CAnBoNn, residing at M Via A. Lecchl,ll/lilan, 1n the Kingdom of Italy, have invented a new and v 5 useiulProcess for the Preparation of a Product for the Maceration of VegetableSubstances and the Resulting Product, for which I have filed applicationin Italy July 31, 1922, and of which the following is a lospecification.

The process herewith described deals with the preparation of a maceratedproduct suitablefor the treatment of vegetable substances for industrialscopes as, for ex, the

15 maceration of textile fibres, and also the product itself. Theprocess consists in cutting into pieces raw potatoes, with or withoutthe peel, placing them in water and adding felsinozima, i. e., a cultureof bacillus 2e felsineus, or any other preparation containing maceratingmicrobes,

The whole should be maintained at a Application filed October 24, 1922.Serial No. 596,628.

proper temperature until a more or less complete decomposition of thepotatoes has taken place.

The product is thus obtained ready to be poured into the tanks for themaceration of vegetable substances.

Having now described my invention and how the same is to be carried out,what I claim as my invention is l. Process for the preparation of aproduct for the maceration of vegetable substances, by placing rawpotatoes in water with the addition such as of any preparationcontaining macerating microbes, leaving same standing until the more orless complete dccomposition of the potatoes has been reached.

2. A macerating product for vegetable substances, obtained by theprocess described under claim 1.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature.

DOMENICO CARBONE.

